NCFCA FREEDOM Speech and Debate Qualifying Tournament
Community Judges, please continue on to our Judge Registration Page.
Thank You!
March 13 - 15, 2008
Foundation for Economic Education
30 South Broadway
Irvington-on-Hudson,
New York, 10533
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
1. Contact Information
Eunice Au, Tournament Director, NCFCA NJ State Representative
Phone - (732) 937-8960 Email - manusoratorum@gmail.com
2. Registration Information
Due to the nature of this facility (a 1920's mansion of which we are using every inch), we regret that there are no provisions for children under eight. Youth ages eight and up who are not competing are requested to serve as timers.
We also regret that the competition rooms are not accessible by wheelchair, as FEE does not have elevators.
3. FEE-tured Speaker on Friday night:
Dr. Benjamin Powell of Suffolk University and the Beacon Hill Institute. His website: http://mail.beaconhill.org/~bpowell/
His talk will be on sweatshops (something he's done some very interesting empirical work on) and economic growth through the market. Ben is always a very engaging and energetic speaker. We are very excited that we will be speaking with us!
4. Meals
The Foundation for Economic Education has graciously agreed to provide breakfast, lunch and dinner for all meals throughout the tournament. Please visit again on March 3 to select your meals. We regret that we are not able to make any special arrangements for those with dietary restrictions.
5.Judge Requirements
We require, as part of the registration process for your child, that you to register to judge for 3 rounds per day. You will be able to do this on the judge registration page of the website. You must still be available for other rounds if needed.
If there is the possibility that you might not come back to the tournament on Saturday, and would like your child to receive their ballots before you leave, then we require you to register to judge 4 rounds on Thursday and 4 rounds on Friday. When parents want to leave on Friday night and receive their children(s) ballots, that creates an extra burden for our tab room and leaves us short of judges on Saturday. To help alleviate some of this, we ask that you fulfill your judging requirement before you leave. No exceptions will be made.
6. Team Building Opportunities
As a parent of a FREEDOM Tournament participant, you are an important part of the FREEDOM. team and critical to its success. Information will be available soon as to how you can get involved in key areas at the tournament.
7. Extra-Curricula Activities
You are invited to join us for a movie-night and discussion on Wednesday evening, complete with dinner and social time. Registration will also be conducted at this time, alleviating the rush on Thursday morning.
We plan a movie night for timers (only) and a featured speaker for high school students and their parents on Friday evening while we are awaiting breaks.
9. Dress Code
Please come dressed in "corporate casual" for Wednesday evening activities.
The Tournament Director will adjudicate disputes regarding dress using Section III of the NCFCA Qualifying Tournament Participation General Rules. Participants should view this document prior to attending the tournament. It can be found at http://www.ncfca.org.
Please be in complete tournament attire for the awards ceremony if you anticipate receiving any awards, as without it you will not be allowed on stage. Mrs. Rossi will be our smiling, but efficient, dress code enforcer.
10. Host Housing
We have a limited amount of host housing available that will be provided on a first come first served basis. Please be aware that most of the host homes will be 30 min. to 1 hour away from the facility. Contact Tami Fiore at (845) 306-9645 for more information.
11. Directions
Please see the link at the left on the homepage.
12. Accommodations
Please see the link on the left side of the homepage.